Beyond Biophilia: Advanced Wellness in Healthcare Design

NeoCon Presentation Description: "Beyond Biophilia: Advanced Wellness in Healthcare Design" explores how healthcare spaces can evolve into restorative, intuitive, human centered environments. Through case studies, participants learn how narrative design, universal private rooms, daylighting, and anticipatory inclusive planning reduce stress and support better outcomes. The session also shows how IPD, prefabrication, and modular methods improve quality, speed, and sustainability. Attendees move from core wellness principles to practical, measurable strategies adaptable across healthcare and commercial settings.

Linnea Rehnke, MBA, NCIDQ, CHID

Manager of Capital Projects, Planning, Design and Construction

Advocate Health

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Caterina Hutchinson, NCIDQ, LEED AP, CHID

Design Principal

Smith Group

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Paige Donnell, CLD, LC, IALD

Principal

SmithGroup

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This content will not be available until 06/07/2026 at 8:00 AM (EDT)